So, when it was announced that Fox was returning to the Apes well with something of a prequel/reboot, my expectations were as low as anyone's. The net effect of all that was that Apes was less a franchise and more like one special film that had been developed into various other apparently profitable things. I did see Tim Burton's 2001 remake back when it was new and important like many, I didn't think much of it. I've never seen the four sequels or the two TV series, but their trailers and low IMDb user ratings indicate that I don't really need to. Back when my DVD collection numbered only in the vicinity of 100, it more than deserved a spot its 2-disc 35th Anniversary Edition DVD, released almost eight years ago, was the stuff of preorders. Smart, fascinating, and ahead of its time in practically every way, the 1968 film doesn't always get its due, overlooked for older and flashier works, but I think it is one of the most watchable entries of its genre. The original Planet of the Apes is one of the all-time great science fiction movies.
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